U18 World League

苏州奥体中心
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alam Chan started the match with the kick off. Oscar Peres hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The supporters of Dragões Barbudos FC booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ong Dyce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vicente Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alam Chan in the 8th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Jithu Low kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vicente Fantini. That made the score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. Iskandar Kool kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, Dragões Barbudos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benê Favoretto to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Sean Yip kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vicente Fantini. That made the score 2-0 in the 18 minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Dragões Barbudos FC's goalkeeper Vicente Fantini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jithu Low. When Dorian Queiroz fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dragões Barbudos FC's protests and gave Dorian Queiroz a yellow card for diving instead. Dorian Queiroz kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benê Favoretto in the 32nd minute of play. Vicente Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sean Yip, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when Dragões Barbudos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Alagoano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Alam Chan got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Gerard Hong made a precise shot to the right of Vicente Fantini. Dragões Barbudos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramón Leão in the 44th minute of play. Vicente Fantini made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Jerry Hock sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ramón Leão was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Peres. Alam Chan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vicente Fantini having to make a save. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramón Leão in the 61st minute of the match. Benê Favoretto was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 65th minute. Dragões Barbudos FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 66 minutes of play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Alam Chan made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vicente Fantini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iskandar Kool kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Jithu Low charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jithu Low the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Dragões Barbudos FC booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jithu Low didn't get a good kick on the ball. 74 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Ramón Leão came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benê Favoretto in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute Alam Chan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 played minutes Dragões Barbudos FC got a freekick which was hit by Ramón Leão. After 93 played minutes Dragões Barbudos FC got a freekick which was hit by Benê Favoretto. 97 minutes into the match, Alam Chan notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Dragões Barbudos FC's Vicente Fantini. Vicente Fantini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.